He's Just Not That Into You (2009)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Ken Kwapis

Writers (WGA):

Abby Kohn (written by) &
Marc Silverstein (written by) ...

Release Date:

6 February 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Are you the exception...or the rule?

Plot:

The Baltimore-set movie of interconnecting story arcs deals with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior.

Plot Keywords:

Bar | Advertising | Dating | Reference To Star Wars | Beer

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Morgan Lily	...	5 yr. old Girl
Trenton Rogers	...	6 yr. old Boy
Michelle Carmichael	...	Mother
Jasmine Woods	...	Crying 20-Something (as Kristen Faye Hunter)
Sabrina Revelle	...	Consoling Friend
Zoe Jarman	...	Sorority Girl #1
Alia Rhiana Eckerman	...	Sorority Girl #2
Julia Pennington	...	Sous Chef #1
Renee Scott	...	Sous Chef #2
Chihiro Fujii	...	Tokyo Girl #1
Sachiko Ishida	...	Tokyo Girl #2
Claudia DiMartino	...	Jogger #1
Eve Curtis	...	Jogger #2
Carmen Perez	...	Army Recruit #1
Traycee King	...	Army Recruit #2

Also Known As:

Er steht einfach nicht auf Dich! (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and brief strong language.

Runtime:

129 min

Country:

USA | Germany | Netherlands

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44390) | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Ireland:15A | New Zealand:M | Singapore:PG | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Finland:K-7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Norway:A | Argentina:13 | Sweden:Btl | Peru:PT | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia) | Portugal:M/12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:12 | Mexico:B | Iceland:12 | Japan:G | UK:12A | Brazil:12

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Flower Films (II)

Trivia:

Jennifer Aniston has 20 minutes screen time in this film.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Mary ('Drew Barrymore') is looking at the website of her latest boyfriend, the rocker, he says that his favorite quote, "All I need is this guitar, three chords and the truth," is from Bon Jovi. That quote actually comes from U2's cover of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower", not Bon Jovi.

Quotes:

Gigi: How stupid is it that a girl has to wait for a guy's call anyway, right?

Movie Connections:

Edited into "Loose Women: (#13.105)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

I'm Amazed

Fun and Mostly True

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, as did the group of female friends I attended it with. It was well-written, well-acted, and funny.

I think the reason some people, er, men, didn't like it was because it portrays some men as lying cheats, others as terrified of intimacy, and some as weirdos. In short, the basic variety any woman runs into on Match.com. Then there were a couple of stand-up guy characters. Were parts of the plot formulaic? Sure. It's a movie. There were a few surprises, however.

All of the female characters were likable, which sure is a switch from standard Hollywood sexism. The acting was above average and I was pleasantly surprised by Scarlett Johannson's performance. I only didn't like Ginnifer Goodwin's slapstick-style performance as a desperate dater. A little subtlety would have made her character more poignant and more believable.

The film really does contain a lot of good advice for people in the dating scene, both men and women.